curate
[noun kyoo r-it; verb kyoo-reyt, kyoo r-eyt]
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noun
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
any ecclesiastic entrusted with the cure of souls, as a parish priest.
verb (used with object), cu·rat·ed, cu·rat·ing.
to take charge of (a museum) or organize (an art exhibit): to curate a photography show.
to pull together, sift through, and select for presentation, as music or website content: “We curate our merchandise with a sharp eye for trending fashion,” the store manager explained.
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Nearby words
- curare,
- curariform,
- curarine,
- curarize,
- curassow,
- curate's egg,
- curatic,
- curation,
- curative,
- curative dose
Origin of curate
1300–50; Middle English curat (< Anglo-French) < Medieval Latin cūrātus, equivalent to Latin cūr(a) care + -ātus -ate1
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curate
1noun
Word Origin for curate
C14: from Medieval Latin cūrātus, from cūra spiritual oversight, cure
curate
2verb
Word Origin for curate
C20: back formation from curator
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